Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 cafe Royal by his cousin John Jacob

by his cousin John Jacob Astor IV

He was commissioned by Overton's restaurant

Note: This print is available as the front-cover only

1700 Oysters first harvested exclusively as a raw material for lime production

The "Management requests that our patrons do not invite parties of another table to dance together

Fergus' The Ark, Wilmington, North Carolina 1961 cafe Royal by his cousin John JacobThis gorgeous menu, dominated by an extremely dapper fish with its top hat and cane, comes from Fergus Ark, a floating seafood restaurant which was docked on the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Ark was built in Wilmington in 1922 and was a gambling boat, a troop transporter and a coastguard quarter boat until Eldridge Fergus, a local businessman, bought it and converted it into the restaurant. This menu art is from 1961 and we dont